Associations of self-reported residential noise exposure with obesity and hypertension in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic evidence linking environmental noise to obesity and hypertension remains scarce, especially in children, and the results remain inconclusive. This study aims to examine the cross-sectional associations of self-reported residential noise exposure with obesity and hypertension in children and adolescents.

Methods

As an ongoing study, a representative sample of the children aged 6-9 years in Chongqing were selected in 2014. In 2019, self-reported residential noise (answer categories: "very quiet," "moderately quiet," "slightly quiet," and "not at all quiet") data were collected, and 3,412 participants with completed data were included in the analyses.

Results

Participants living in a quieter area had a significantly lower risk of obesity than tho

SUBMITTER: Liang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411713 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature